{"id":217362,"date":"2025-11-03T17:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=217362"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:22:05","slug":"hunt365-old-school-cool-part-4-marlin-336","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-old-school-cool-part-4-marlin-336\/","title":{"rendered":"Old School Cool: Part 4 – Marlin 336 Field Test: 30-30, 35 Rem, 50 Alaskan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span>Estimated reading time: <\/span>14<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old School Cool \u2013 Part 1<\/a>
Old School Cool \u2013 Part 2<\/a>
Old School Cool – Part 3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three classic Marlin 336 builds put meat on the ground and smiles on faces. From a rescued 30-30 to a do-everything 35 Rem and a thumper 50 Alaskan, here is how old school still wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old School Cool Marlin 336: Optic-Ready, Hard-Hitting, Still Relevant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Marlin 336 is a great iteration of the traditional or old-school lever action. The solid top provides for side ejection and allows for easy optic mounting. The 336 evolved from the 36, which was a flat bolt style, rather than today’s round breech bolt. It is available in calibers; no other lever action of similar size was available in. Namely, the 35 Remington, 450 Marlin, 444 Marlin, and 45-70, but many other calibers have also been chambered. Probably the #1 chambering is 30-30 Winchester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traditional, Classic, and seemingly Timeless,\u2026\u2026Marlin lever actions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have straight grip and pistol grip versions; some folks seem to feel the straight grip versions recoil more. I cannot verify that feeling, and I\u2019ve got 336 Marlins in 30-30, 35rem., 444 Marlin, 45-70, and a custom 50 Alaskan. The 30-30 and 444, both straight-grip rifles. All but the 45-70 are old school guns, and only the 35rem. retains its factory configuration. The 444 will get more in-depth coverage in a later Old School Cool article. For now, we will cover the 30-30, 35rem. and the 50 Alaskan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve got 336 Marlins in 30-30, 35rem., 444 Marlin, 45-70, and a custom 50 Alaskan. The 30-30 and 444, both straight-grip rifles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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